I worked the bow into the rounds of the hat, and made sure to secure the loops so that they can’t be pulled out enough to cause a hazard. However, if you’re donating to a charity, like Little Hats Big Hearts, be sure to check their donation guidelines! They often specify that you shouldn’t include pompoms or bows in their guidelines, and prefer more basic hats like this easy bias ribbed newborn hat.

Abbreviations

Special Stitches

Foundation Double Crochet

Crab Stitch: working from left to right, insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Puff Spike Stitch: insert hook into stitch indicated AND skipped stitch from previous row, yarn over and pull up a loop, {yarn over, insert hook into same skipped stitch and pull up another loop} two times, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook to complete stitch.

Round 12: working from right to left, crab stitch in last 29 sts, skip 12 fdc, work a puff spike stitch into the next fdc and the skipped stitch from round 11, skip 12 fdc, crab stitch in remaining sts. [47 crab stitch, 1 puff spike stitch]

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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